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The Pinkertons Pull From Fuk
Law enforcement did not always side enthusiastically when it came to struggles over labor. Many strikes took place in small communities out in the middle of nowhere. In those cases, cops who were elected or brought up within the community and felt like a part of it would regularly side with the strikers. capitalists also began use private police as strike breakers with increasing frequency. And no private police agency did a better job of this than the pinkertons.